v19_2000 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA 20 francs or "Vreneli" 1926 Berne
MONNAIES 19 (2004)
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 400.00 €
Realised price : 252.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 300.00 €
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 400.00 €
Realised price : 252.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 300.00 €
Type : 20 francs or "Vreneli"
Date: 1926
Mint name / Town : Berne
Quantity minted : 50000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,45 g.
Edge : étoilée en relief
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire superbe avec d’infimes marques de manipulation
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : HELVETIA.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé d'Helvetia à gauche devant un paysage montagneux ; au-dessous signature F. LANDRY.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 20 - FR/ 1926.
Reverse description : Écu posé sur une branche de chêne.
Historical background
SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA
(since 1848)
Switzerland formed a Confederation in 1848. It adopted the Swiss Franc, aligned with the French Franc in 1850. It joined the Latin Union in December 1865. It remained neutral during the two world wars and later grew rich thanks to its banks.
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